Home / 72,583,268.89-100,097,629.17-52,973,095.45

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 72,583,268.89, 100,097,629.17 and 52,973,095.45

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 72,583,268.89, 100,097,629.17 and 52,973,095.45 is: 73,053,767.70

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    72,583,268.89 : 100,097,629.17 = 52,973,095.45 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    72,583,268.89/100,097,629.17 = 52,973,095.45/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    72,583,268.89x = 100,097,629.17 × 52,973,095.45
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    72,583,268.89x = 5,302,481,264,341,115
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 5,302,481,264,341,115/72,583,268.89
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 73,053,767.70

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.38) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.